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ENCHANTING RUSSIA TOUR CODE: ENDMES Explore a Country Steeped in History and Culture As You Marvel at the Remarkable Sights of Russia PREMIUM 10D7N ENCHANTING RUSSIA TOUR CODE: ENDMES Explore a country steeped in history and culture as you marvel at the remarkable sights of Russia. 123RF St. Basil’s Cathedral on Red square, Moscow, Russia PHOTO: 30 Northern Europe | EU Holidays HIGHLIGHTS MOSCOW ST. PETERSBURG St Petersburg • State Circus • Peterhof Shlisselburg 4 • Moscow Kremlin • State Hermitage • Cathedral Square Museum • Assumption • Winter Palace Cathedral • St. Isaac’s •Annunciation Cathedral RUSSIA Cathedral • Church of Our • Archangel’s Saviour on Spilled Cathedral Blood Sergiev Posad, • Tsar Bell 3 • Tsar Cannon SHLISSELBURG Moscow • Red Square • Fortress of • St. Basil’s Oreshek Cathedral • City Centre Flight path • GUM Traverse by Train Department Traverse by coach Store Featured destinations • Lenin’s Tomb Overnight stays 3 4 • Moscow Metro tour SERGIEV POSAD •Trinity Sergius Lavra •Sergiev Posad State History and Art Museum- Preserve DAY 1 collections in the world, the bulk of the HOME → ST. PETERSBURG vast collection can be found in the grand Meals on Board Winter Palace. DELICACIES Assemble at the airport and depart for St Petersburg, second largest city in Russia. DAY 4 Meal Plan ST. PETERSBURG → SHLISSELBURG 6 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 6 Dinners DAY 2 → ST. PETERSBURG ST. PETERSBURG Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Meals on Board, Dinner Make your way to Shlisselburg, where you 4★ HOTELS Once you arrive, Enjoy a St. Petersburg city will board a ferry at Lake Ladoga to that tour, which will bring you to take in the sights will take you to the Fortress of Oreshek. MOSCOW Holiday Inn Lesnaya of the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral Originally a strategically located fortress, it ST. PETERSBURG Courtyard by Marriott and the Church of Our Saviour on Spilled was turned into a prison by the end of the Vasilievsky Blood. Northern Wars for individuals who posed *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. a threat to the Tsarist rule. Take some time Should there be changes, customers will be DAY 3 to explore the city centre of Shlisselburg, offered accommodation similar to this list. ST. PETERSBURG which was listed as a UNESCO World Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Heritage Site, before heading back to St. Pay a visit to Peterhof, an imperial estate Petersburg for the night. situated just west of St. Petersburg that is often referred as the ‘Russian Versailles’. DAY 5 SPECIAL INCLUSION Marvel at the magnificent palaces and their ST. PETERSBURG richly decorated interiors, and beautiful Breakfast • A boat cruise on the largest fountains adorned with gilded statues Free at leisure today. Or you could take an of ancient Greek and Roman gods and optional day trip and rewind to medieval Russia lake in Europe – Lake Ladoga goddesses that are so grand in scale they on a full-day trip to Veliky Novgorod from St. • Visit Shlisselburg and the will leave you agape with wonder. The Petersburg. A capital of Russia in the 9th century, Fortress of Oreshek State Hermitage Museum is the next on this UNESCO-listed city consists of well-preserved the must-visit list, which comprises of five medieval buildings and churches. Explore the • Moscow State Circus buildings that were formerly the residence riverside Kremlin with its St. Sophia Cathedral, see of the Tsars. Home to one of the finest art fresco-coated churches, and stroll around the EU Holidays | Northern Europe 31 10D7N ENCHANTING RUSSIA Grand cascade in Pertergof, St. Petersburg, Russia reconstructed buildings of the open-air Wooden on the grounds of the Kremlin. Thereafter, MOSCOW → HOME Architecture Museum, all built without nails. go for a sightseeing tour of the unique Breakfast Russian city, which will bring you to view the Enjoy the rest of the day free at leisure till it is DAY 6 Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the GUM time to transfer to the airport for your flight ST. PETERSBURG → MOSCOW Department Store and Lenin’s Tomb. Last home. Breakfast, Dinner but not least, embark on a Moscow Metro Free at leisure till board a high-speed train tour of one of the world’s most elaborate DAY 10 that will take you to Moscow, the capital of transport systems and discover for yourself HOME SWEET HOME Russia. As dusk falls, prepare yourself for a why Moscow’s Metro is also known as the We hope you enjoyed your trip with EU night of entertainment with a performance most beautiful railway as well. Holidays and we look forward to seeing you by the world-famous Moscow State Circus. again for your next trip. DAY 8 DAY 7 MOSCOW → SERGIEV POSAD → Suggested Excursion: MOSCOW MOSCOW • Veliky Novgorod Day Tour: €119 These additional activitiesenrich your experiences; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner however it is entirely optional and will be at your Kick off the day with an exhilarating Take a side trip out of Moscow today and own discretion. *minimum group size may apply and adventure to the Moscow Kremlin, an old head to the pilgrim town of Sergiev Posad, subject to schedule. fortified complex in the heart of Moscow founded by the country’s most revered that has witnessed generations of Russia’s monk, St. Sergius of Radonezh, himself. Pay Tipping Guideline: (based on 10D7N) • €80 per person rulers and remains as the official residence a visit to the Trinity Sergius Lavra, the most of the President of the Russian Federation important landmark of this town as well as Note: to this day. Home to some of the most one of the most important monasteries of • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required beautiful Russian Orthodox monuments, the Russian Orthodox Church. Admire the for a confirmed departure. make your way to the Cathedral Square famous icon and other impressive works • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and hotels are subject to change without prior notice in to find some of the most magnificent by Andrei Rublev within the Cathedral, or the event of unforeseen circumstances. churches that have each played their part in take a look at the collections of traditional • Activities are subject to weather conditions. history. Gaze in wonder at the architectural tapestries, gold and silver tableware, and • During major events and festivals, accommodation masterpieces of the Assumption Cathedral, furniture and embroidery at the Sergiev may be re-located to the Annunciation Cathedral and the Posad State History and Art Museum- outside of the city or in another city without prior notice. Archangel’s Cathedral, as well as the Tsar Preserve. Bell and the Tsar Cannon that are displayed DAY 9 32 Northern Europe | EU Holidays.
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